Section 7: Service by usher
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7. Service by usher
(1) Where any summons or other process sent by registered post under
section 6 is returned undelivered, it shall be served by the usher of the Court
in the district where the person to be summoned resides.
(2) The usher shall, within 24 hours of service, send his return of the
service or notification of the summons or other process to the clerk of the
Court who shall sign or initial on the original.
(3) Any usher who fails to make his return within the time specified in
subsection (2), shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 rupees to be imposed summarily by the Court.
[S. 7 amended by Act 4 of 1999.]
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Questions this section answers
- If a summons sent to me by post is returned undelivered, will a court usher come to serve it in person?